Writing
Charles Spaak
- Titles
- 93movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1929 to 1974, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 1title as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Grand Illusion90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.1average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.5average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Crime4.7average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
- Showbiz0.2, average 1.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- French Cinema 7
- Social Commentary 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Class Conflict 5
- Social Realism 4
- Classic French Cinema 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Period Piece 3
- Character Study 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Romance 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bernard BlierActorMan to Men, Return to Life, Before the Deluge, Germinal, Black Dossier, +3 more
Christian MatrasCinematographerGrand Illusion, Cartouche, Man to Men, The Last Turning, Adorable Creatures, +3 more
Françoise RosayActorThe Seven Deadly Sins, Smuggler's Ball, Carnival in Flanders, Pension Mimosas, The Barton Mystery, +2 more
Julien DuvivierWriterThe End of the Day, Panic, La Bandera, The Heart of a Nation, They Were Five, +2 more
André CayatteWriterWe Are All Murderers, The Sword and the Balance, Return to Life, Before the Deluge, The Revenge of Roger, +2 more
Jean GabinActorGrand Illusion, The Lower Depths, La Bandera, Crime and Punishment, They Were Five, +1 more
Viviane RomanceActorThe Seven Deadly Sins, The Strange Monsieur Victor, Panic, Queen's Necklace, They Were Five, +1 more
Jean BrochardActorWho Killed Santa Claus?, Opération Jericho, The Royalists, Behind These Walls, Carmen, +1 more
Christian-JaqueWriterLove and the Frenchwoman, Man to Men, Who Killed Santa Claus?, Adorable Creatures, Carmen, +1 more- MMarthe PoncinEditorThe End of the Day, Panic, La Bandera, The Heart of a Nation, They Were Five, +1 more
Jacques FeyderWriterLaw of the North, Carnival in Flanders, The Great Game, Pension Mimosas, Carnival in Flanders, +1 more
Louis JouvetActorReturn to Life, The Lower Depths, The End of the Day, The Heart of a Nation, Carnival in Flanders
Movies and TV shows
89Upcoming
1 title
Opération Jericho
Writer
1970s
1 title
Bloody Murder (1974)
Writer
1960s
9 titles · average score 60
Germinal (1963)
Screenplay
Mathias Sandorf (1963)
Dialogue
60
Cartouche (1962)
Writer
55
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
Writer, Dialogue
Towards Ecstasy (1960)
Writer
1950s
20 titles · average score 65
61
Katia (1959)
Writer
65
Black Dossier (1955)
Screenplay
65
The Boarder (1954)
Screenplay
66
Before the Deluge (1954)
Screenplay, Dialogue
71
Elementary School (1954)
Screenplay
63
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
Screenplay
55
Adorable Creatures (1952)
Screenplay, Dialogue
68
Justice Is Done (1950)
Screenplay
1940s
27 titles · average score 67
66
Return to Life (1949)
Writer
Man to Men (1948)
Screenplay
76
Panic (1947)
Screenplay
The Royalists (1947)
Writer
65
The Idiot (1946)
Adaptation, Writer
Queen's Necklace (1946)
Screenplay
68
Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
Adaptation, Screenplay
1930s
30 titles · average score 73
61
Coral Reefs (1939)
Screenplay
Law of the North (1939)
Writer, Scenario Writer
73
Hatred (1938)
Writer
90
Grand Illusion (1937)
Writer
74
They Were Five (1936)
Writer
69
La Bandera (1935)
Writer
71
The Great Game (1934)
Screenplay
